Comedian Jess Karamjeet navigates the loss of her dad alongside Sophie Gibson, a bereaved up-and-coming singer/songwriter. Because tragedy + time = comedy… and Grief-Sex-Race takes out the middle (wo)man.
Guitar in hand, Jess Karamjeet – a thirty-something, mixed-race, bisexual immigrant – is navigating the awkward intersections of her identity while grieving the loss of her dear, departed dad.
Riding shotgun is Sophie Gibson, an NZ ON AIR-funded singer/songwriter who lost her brother to suicide in 2015. With over 800K Spotify streams, Sophie ‘breathes raw emotion into every note’ and has made the ever-so-logical side-step into stand-up comedy.
Because some say tragedy + time = comedy… and Grief-Sex-Race takes out the middle (wo)man. This taboo-busting, stereotype-subverting hour is a workout for your mind and your sides (you know, from all the laughter.)
A self-proclaimed ‘chicken tikka sandwich’, Jess’s punch-lines pack more punch than a kid’s packed lunch and, as the cultural rainbow of yummy-mummys know, that’s a lot of flavour.
Jess is a rising star in the comedy circuit, working with comedian/producers such as Cori Gonzalez-Macuer, Tim Batt, and No Homo Queer Comedy, and was recognised for her stand-up comedy achievements in the 2022 RAW Comedy Quest semi-finals.
Her first comedy show LGBT…WHO?! was billed in the New Zealand International Comedy Festival 2022, and she made her debut at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2022.
GRIEF SEX RACE
30 August – 3 September 2022 Q Theatre